The end of another year. My wife and I have a big local dance to go to, and it is always a blast.
There will be a lot of drinking and carrying on, loud music, dancing and generally way too much fun being had. Some years the community gets a live band, others a DJ. Hopefully, no-one will drink and drive.
Chances are, I am going to have a few too many Blue Beaver Beers and find myself enebriated, which is a reasonably rare occurance no matter what Ernie says about me. I usually enjoy my beer too much to guzzle it, and only a few nights of the year will see me up past midnight anymore.
I might end up with a hangover. Darcy at The Art of Drink has some ideas which might help you out with your hangover. I have a couple of thoughts on the subject myself.
First, hangovers are supposedly partially caused by dehydration. How do you cure dehydration? Drink a lot of water. And this is what I do right before bed, after drinking too much. I drink all the water I can hold.
Second, staying up too late by itself can make me feel hung over. Instead of staying up till 6:00 AM, try to cut it short at 4:00 and give your body a fighting chance to recover from the poisoning.
Third, try not to smoke five packs of smokes. Especially around me, as I don’t smoke. I used to, and I remember that horrible feeling of having inhaled a forest fire the night before. Now, being around the second hand stuff plugs my sinuses up so bad the next day I feel like I can’t make it through the day.
So have fun. But don’t have too much fun, because it will backfire on you and you will have a day ( or more!) of absolutely no fun. These kinds of days are usually filled with thoughts like "I wish I could die" and "I will never do that again!"
